UC SANTA BARBARA
2011: Started and played in all 23 games for the
Gauchos, one of six players to do so…Was named to the
Duke/Nike Classic All-Tournament Team after outstanding defensive
performances against Duke (Sept. 2) and NC State (Sept.
4)…His first collegiate goal was the game-winner against Cal
State Fullerton (Oct. 29)…Tallied an assist in a 6-0 rout of
Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 11)…His 2,004 minutes played rank
as the ninth most in a single season by a Gaucho. 2010: Played in 18 games, starting seven
as a true freshman…Played every minute in wins over Buffalo
(Sept. 19) and UCLA (Sept. 24).

NATIONAL/CLUB
Played with Santa Barbara Soccer Club U-19 Gold...Helped his team
to the 2009 OC Classic Kickoff Championship, the 2009 Nike Harvest
Cup finals, the 2008 Hawaii International Cup Championship and the
2008 Copa Real Cup finals...Won the 2010 Santa Barbara Summer Cup
and the SAS Kickers and Chivas USA FA Spring Tournament...Was a
finalist at the 2010 National Cup

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Dunn School in Los Olivos, Calif....Named the Earwigs'
Most Valuable Player in 2008, 2009 and 2010...Also twice earned the
Sportsmanship Award and earned the Most Inspirational Award three
times.

PERSONAL
Kingsley Mensah Baiden was born on Nov. 11, 1991 in Accra,
Ghana...Parents are Jones Mensah and Anna Baiden...Has three
siblings: Betty Hammond Baiden, Rejoice Hammond Baiden and Samuel
Hammond Baiden...Has yet to declare a major at UCSB...When he is
not playing soccer, he is doing school work, working or playing
foot volley at the beach with his friends...Before each game he
takes 30 minutes to lie on his bed and think about his performance,
picture himself playing with focus and energy and concentrating on
what he can do to improve his game...Can best be described as
"hardworking"...His most memorable athletic moment was being named
the best player at the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana in
2007...Favorite teams are Liverpool FC and Barcelona FC...Names
"Rudy" as his favorite movie and "Family Guy" as his favorite TV
show...Favorite athletes are Steve Gerrard, Andres Iniesta and Xavi
Hernandez..."To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is his favorite
book...Believes hard work and discipline are the backbones of
life.